Tag: books

Oh February you had some great books. I loved all 4 that I read. 2 murder mysteries, one science autobiography and one luxury autobiography. 10 books for the year read. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks How have I never heard of Henrietta Lacks? Without which much of modern medicine and vaccinations would not exist.

When Oprah suggests a book, you know it's going to be good. An American Marriage featured in both The Stylist and Oprah's Book Club. It was definitely one of those books that you can't put down and one I already want to read again. The book is as shocking as it is thought provoking. Bringing

I have recently started to listen to podcasts, as a way of passing the time walking to the train or when I am out and about. Unsurprisingly, I have been listening to ones about running. This podcast from Run to The Top, introduced me to Matt Fitzgerald, which led to me buying How Bad Do You

Thirteen Reasons Why first came to my attention as a Netflix series. I had seen many a mental health charities speaking about the series. So I watched it. It's a difficult watch. The topics of suicide and sexual abuse are frank and honest. Admittedly, for different reasons I couldn't watch the actual suicide scene, choosing

My desire to read psychology books continues. I was lucky enough to hear Dr. Steve Peters give an hours presentation at work. Immediately after, I went out and bought his book The Chimp Paradox. Let's just say it all makes sense, it's a great model which explains why we all react the way we do.